• Quadriceps Dysfunction Following Lung and Heart-lung Transplant: Magnitude, Nature, Contributing Factors and Clinical Implications

  Watson, Carol (2018)

  This cross-sectional observational study explores the strength and endurance of the quadriceps femoris muscle in bilateral lung and heart-lung transplant recipients. Associations were sought between quadriceps femoris ...
• Mobile Touch Screen Device Use and Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Adolescents

  Toh, Siao Hui (2019)

  This thesis examined smartphone and tablet use in adolescents and related musculoskeletal symptoms and visual outcomes, using a systematic review, qualitative study and longitudinal survey. Smartphone use was ubiquitous ...
• Person-Centredness In Human Services: An Evidence-Based Conceptualisation To Inform Practice

  Waters, Rebecca Adriana (2019)

  The term ‘person-centred’ is increasingly used in human services to define desirable approaches to service delivery for vulnerable groups of people. This multi-stage, iterative study uses a post-structuralist approach to ...
• A Mixed-Methods Investigation of Australian Supermarkets’ Corporate Social Responsibility Commitments to Public Health: The Case of Supermarket Own Brand Foods

  Pulker, Claire Elizabeth (2019)

  This PhD examined Australian supermarkets’ corporate social responsibility commitments that impact public health, and evidence of practical application, by analysing the contribution of supermarket own brand foods to ...
• Misconceptions and Critical Thinking Ability In Undergraduate Exercise Science Students, Vocational Fitness Students, and Exercise Professionals

  Jolley, Daniel (2019)

  This research is the first known cross-sectional and longitudinal investigation of misconceptions and critical thinking in exercise science and fitness students and professionals. Misconceptions were higher in students ...
• Weak Euler Scheme for Stochastic Differential Equations with Applications in Finance

  Aslam, Bilal (2019)

  In this thesis, a new type of path-dependent options, referred to as the average-Asian options, are introduced to further reduce the volatility of the underlying price risk and minimize the option manipulation threat. ...
• From Kingdom to Elitdom: Tradition and the Question of Relevant Education in Ethiopia

  Woldeyes, Yirga Gelaw (2013)

  This study is a rigorous and critical analysis of the significance and relevance of tradition to modern education in Ethiopia. Based on the interpretation of empirical, historical and theoretical information, it demonstrates ...
• Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour and Other Health Outcomes in People Following Restrictive Bariatric Surgery

  Zabatiero, Juliana Gomes (2016)

  Two separate samples of obese adults scheduled to undergo restrictive bariatric surgery participated in two studies that comprised this programme of research. There were no changes from pre-surgery in measures of physical ...
• Optimising Assessment and Rehabilitation in People Hospitalised with an Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

  Mirza Mohd Tahir Beg, Fatim Tahirah (2016)

  This research; (i) evaluated the measurement properties of the two-minute walk test (2MWT), including the effect of test repetition, coefficient of repeatability and validity, and compared the cardiorespiratory responses ...
• Planning for the Effects of Sea Level Rise in Western Australia

  Robb, Ashley John (2019)

  This research examines the potential role of urban planning in helping communities adapt to sea level rise induced hazards such as inundation, storm erosion and shoreline recession, in Western Australia’s urban areas. ...

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